Pool ball racker



Oct. 20, 1925. 1,557,868

' N. O. OARD Poor, BALL HACKER Filed March '29 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 -.F- a w;

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Patented Oct. 20, 1925.

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1 all whom it may concern: l

Be it known.- that I, NOAH O. OARD, a ,citi- State of Ohio, have invented certain. new .and'u'seful Improvements in Pool-Ball Rackfers, of which'the following is a specificationf 'I -l a p This invention relates to new and useful improvements in pool hall rackers and'has for itsvprincipal object to provide means for quickly or expeditiously delivering or transferring the pool balls from the rack to the poolball f rame preparatory to iracking for placing the balls imposition for play at the commencement of the game. :vl

With the foregoing and other objects in view that will appear as the nature of my invention is better understood the same 0011- sists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts illustrated in the drawings and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, which are for illustrative purposes only and are therefore not drawn to scale Figure 1 is a perspective View, illustrating the application of my invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of my pool hall racker, with the ball trough or chute in upright or inoperative position and part of the frame broken away to more clearly illustrate the invention.

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal transverse section, taken on the plane indicated by the dotted lines 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a vertical longitudinal section taken on line 11 of Figure 2 and Figure 5 a horizontal section, taken on line 55 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings for a more particular description of my invention and in which drawings like parts are designated by like reference characters throughout the several views, A designates the pool ball rack, B the triangular pool ball frame and C the table. The rack A is provided at the top, adjacent its upper corners, withthe vertical ears or lugs 1 and at the bottom, adjacent the lower left hand corner, with the depending ear or lug 2 for convenience in fastento the or; other support; also; with-5 j the usual;;series of: vertically spaced shelves zen of the United States, res ding at'Golu'mbusuGrove, in the-county of' Putnam and 3 for supporting the: pool balls 4;

In: carrying my inventlon, the frame A :is' provided below th lowermost shelf. ,3,

,withxa rectangular oblong compartment 5,.ofa

a length somewhat greater than the widthof the rack. This compartmentwis provided with the upper downwardly: andiinwardly inclined ballI race 6 provided at its inner enclwvitli .a transverse openingfl-of alsizefi corresponding. to or slightly greater-than "the diameter of the pool ballsand witha second lower downwardly but oppositely inclined ball race communicating with the transverse. delivery; opening 9v in the front -wall-10 of-compartment;5;:'

1 Asupporting leg l l-deipends from the =bottom and lower right hand corner of the compartment 5 of the rack and has secured to its opposite fiat sides 11 the metal ball guards 12 which project somewhat above the bottom of the delivery opening 9. One leaf or section, as 13, of a hinge 1 1, is secured by means of screws 15 or other equivalent means to the flat projecting upper edge portion 16 of the leg v11 while the other section, as 17, thereof, is fastened to the lower or inner recessed end 18, of the delivery trough or chute 19. A hinge 20- has one leaf or section, as 21, ri idly fastened to the lower end of the delivery trough aforesaid and its opposite leaf or section 22 free to ride over the convex arcuat'e face 23 'of the forwardly projecting shoulder 24 formed intermediate the ends of the supporting leg 11. A coil' spring 25 is disposed around the cross pin 26 of the hinge 20 the tendency of which is to hold or maintain the trough or chute 19 in raised position, as illustrated in Figures 1 to 3, inclusive. The free end of the trough or chute is provided with a cup-shaped mouth piece 28, of felt or other suitable material, which constitutes a stop for the pool balls in transferring the same from the rack to the triangular frame B. The lower endv of the supporting leg 11 is providedwith a transverse opening 28 for the reception of a screw (not shown) or other fastening element.

, ment 5, the trough or chute 19 is swung.

down with its free end resting on the table and the mouth piece or pocket 28 positioned vantages of my invention will be readily directly over the triangular frame 3 when the balls .will pass out of the delivery opening 9 and roll down the trough or chute until striking. the mouth piece 28 and discharging into the frame. After this operation, the trough or chute is again'raised andthe balls placed in position for anew game.v 1 My device is simple and economical in construction and highly eflicient in operation. With its use, the pool balls may be racked and placed in position for 'play in approximately 15 seconds time and with the minimum exertion on the part of the operator.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings, it is thought that the construction, operation and adunderstood Without requiring a more extended explanation.

Having described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a device of the character specified, 7

the combination with a rack having a lower compartment provided with upper and lower downwardly and oppositely inclined ball races and a delivery opening, of a supportingleg depending from the bottom of the lower compartment and provided with a forwardly projecting shoulder having a convex face, a delivery trough or chute hinged to the upper. edge of the supporting leg in position. to swing in avvertical plane and adapted to receivethe pool balls discharged through v the delivery opening of the rack when in lowered position, a mouth piece at the free end of the trough or chute-, a hinge having one leaf rigidly secured to the lower end of the delivery trough or chute and its other vleaf free to ride over the convex face ofthe forwardly projecting shoulder of the supporting leg and a coil spring disposed around the cross pin of the hingeand tending to hold the trough or chute in raised position.

In testimony whereofI affix my signature.

NOAH 0. 0am).- 

